Basin-bracket.



No. 648,888 Patented May I, I900.

v E. A. SULLIVAN.

BASIN BRACKET.

(Application filed June 19, 1599.)

(No Model.)

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Nrrnn STATES EUGENE A. SULLTVAN, OF DENY-ER, COLORADO.

BASIN-BRACKET.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters-Patent No. 648,888, dated. May 1, 1900 7 Application filed June 19, 1899. Serial No. 721,041; (No model) To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, EUGENE A. SULLIVAN, a citizen of the United States of America, residing at Denver, in the county of Arapahoe and State of Colorado, have invented cer- "Itain new and useful Improvements in Basinfolding brackets adapted to hold washbasins nection with a basin and in position for use.

the folded position.

Brackets; and I do declare the following to be -a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same, reference being bad to the accompanying drawings, and to the figures of reference marked thereon, which form a part of this specification.

My invention relates to improvements in Fig. 2 is a front view of the same shown in This view is obtained by looking downward at an angle of about forty-five degrees or thereabout. Fig. 3 is a perspective view of the device, the basin and soap-box being detached.

Similar reference characters indicating corresponding parts in the views, let the numoral 5 designate a block adapted to be fastened to a wall or other suitable support by means of screw-eyes 6 or other suitable fas-' tening devices. To this block is attached the basin-holder, comprising the circular body "portion 7, the parallel rearwardly-extending arms 7, and the hinged extremities 7 bent at rightiangles to the arms and held in place by means of staplesSor other suitable fastening devices, which permit the holder to turn freely on the block. To the lower part of this block are attached two separated wire members composed of horizontal parts 9, outwardly-turned loops 9, and downwardly-bent parts 9. The extremities of the arms 9 are inserted in the block ojust above the hinged parts? of the holder. The two lower parts- 9 of the wire members are fastened to the block by means of staples 10 or other suitable fastening devices. The horizontal arms 9. of the said wire parts form the support for a soap-box 22. (Shown in Fig.1 and by dotted lines in Fig. 2.) The lateral projections 9 form a support for the arms? of the basinh'older and prevent it from falling below the horizontal position whenin use. g

The block 5 is provided on'each side with a spring arm or catch 12,- adapted to engage the arms 7, of the-basimholder andsupport it in the folded position when not in use. (See Fig. 2,),' The basin is further supported by means ofa wire 13, whose central portion is bent to form a book 13 over its rear edge, its body portion being carried underneath the rim in oppositerdirechinns llridgiflg hfi QD-QQ. space between the arms 7., its extremitiesbeing fastened to the basin-holderatpoints 13%. This device prevents the basin from slipping out of place during the folding operation.

From the foregoing description the" use of thedevice will bere'adily understood. When in the position shown in .Fig. 1, the soap-box is located between the basin and the block-5;: When it is desired to fold the'basin and holder, the latter is grasped by 2. depending front bend 7 and raised until the spring hooks 12 engage the arms 7". These arms are sufficiently separated to pass on opposite sides of the soap-box and its support during the folding operation.

The basin 14 may be easily detached from its holder when for any reason it may be nee-s essary or desirable to do so, as for the purpose of emptying water. The device when the basin is removed is illustrated in Fig. 3.-

Having thus described myinvention, what I claim ismembers having lateral projections, a basinholder, comprising a suitable body' portion and two arms hinged to the block and passj ing on opposite sides of the saidwire members, whose projections support the arms in the horizontal position, the said arms-being 2. The combination witha suitable support, of a, basin-holder, comprising a circular body portion adapted to engage thebasin beneath the rim, and having two rearwardly-extend- 'ing, separated arms hinged to said support,

and an auxiliary device adapted to project over the rear edge of the basin, its body portion being carried beneath the rim, bridging the space between the arms of the h'oldergits 1o extremities being attached to the body of the holder, means for I supporting the hinged holder in the horizontal position, and means for supporting it in the folded or vertical position.

In testimony whereof I aflix my signature A. J. OBR-IEN, JNELLIE G, DANIELS. 

